Abandoned Taiwanese Military Barracks Transformed into Rainbow Village

The photos below may look like a street artist’s paradise; they actually reminded us of Queens graffiti mecca 5 Pointz. In fact, they’re from an abandoned 1940s military encampment on the outskirts of suburban Taichung, Taiwan. After the local council resolved to demolish the buildings, an elderly resident named Huang Yunfu took a stand by covering the entire area with colorful paintings. See a few photos from the Rainbow Village after the jump, and then visit Poemas del río Wang for a whole lot more.